This sweeping policy is often credited with preserving large, old trees in the West Coast’s temperate ... national old growth policy will have “no effect” on the Northwest Forest Plan ...

But a new study finds that, despite this apparent rebirth, younger forests may not offer those birds the same quality of habitat as an old-growth forest—with differences between the two forest ...

Moreover, temperate forests are home to numerous tertiary relict plants and endangered species, emphasizing their critical importance for biodiversity conservation and ecological research (Tang C. Q.

That decision by the U.S. Forest Service to shelve the National Old Growth Amendment ends, for now, any goal of creating a cohesive federal approach to managing the oldest trees on the 193 million ...

Can the White Mountain National Forest protect old-growth forest and provide a sustainable source of wood? We are a professional forester and environmental scientist who have spent most of our careers ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Peter Beedlow, a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency, stands among a group of old-growth Noble ...

The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry. The move was announced by U.S ...

In 2022, Biden issued an Earth Day executive order aimed at protecting old-growth forests. “Our forests are our planet’s lungs. They literally are recycling and cycling CO2 out of the atmosphere.

Around a hundred community members showed up to the U.S. Forest Service office in Medford on Wednesday night for a public meeting about proposed amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan. The plan ...